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Why Wall Street Matters
William D Cohan - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A timely, counterintuitive defense of Wall Street and the big banks as the invisible - albeit flawed - engines that power our ideas, and should be made to work better for all of us Maybe you think the banks should be broken up and the bankers should be held accountable for the financial... |
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Developing the Leader Within You 2.0
John C Maxwell - HarperCollins Leadership
Format: Hardcover
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In this thoroughly revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition of his now-classic work, John C. Maxwell reveals how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders.Twenty-five years ago, John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think... |
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Solve Your Money Troubles: Strategies to Get Out of Debt and Stay That Way
CARA O'NEILL - NOLO
Format: Print book
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Are you overwhelmed by debt? Facing collection calls, a wage garnishment, car repossession, or lawsuit? Solve Your Money Troubles is a comprehensive guide that provides the practical information you need to take financial control of your life. Learn how to: prioritize debts & create... |
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The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are
Elizabeth Warren - Basic Books
Format: Print book
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With a new introduction by the authors, Senator Elizabeth Warren and consultant Amelia Warren Tyagi, this 2016 edition of The Two-Income Trap shows that the middle class remains entirely out of reach for many."A startling account of the elusiveness of the American Dream." - Time"A... |
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The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career
Nick Lovegrove - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book
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The pressures of modern society have pushed us toward deeper specialization in our lives and careers. Our narrow expertise means we are increasingly isolated from those different from us, which fosters tension and conflict - think of business people and government officials who distrust... |
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eBay For Dummies
Marsha Collier - For Dummies
Format: Print book
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Your must-have guide to buying and selling on eBay Over 160 million buyers can't be wrong! That's how many people are buying on eBay, and that number only continues to grow. If you're an eBay beginner looking to find bargains or make money by selling, look no further than eBay For Dummies.... |
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Minutes of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Volume 113
Institution of Civil Engineers - Rarebooksclub.com
Format: Paperback
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ... weight consisted of the heavier rail-section in lengths of 12 feet, the lighter... |
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Personal Finance For Dummies
Eric Tyson - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Take stock of your financial situation From budgeting, saving, and reducing debt, to making timely investment choices and planning for the future, Personal Finance For Dummies provides fiscally conscious readers with the tools they need to take charge of their financial life. This... |
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Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig
Scott Bradlee - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the creator of the sensation Postmodern Jukebox--with millions of fans globally--comes an inspirational memoir about discovering what you love and turning it into a creative movement. With student loan debt piling up and no lucrative gigs around the corner, Scott Bradlee found himself... |
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby
Lauren Smith Brody - Anchor
Format: Paperback
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The first three trimesters (and the fourth - those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. A funny, tells-it-like-it-is guide for new mothers coping with the demands of returning to the real world after giving birth, The Fifth Trimester... |
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Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & flow
DOMINICA DEGRANDIS - It Revolution Press
Format: Paperback
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If someone stole your wallet, you'd notice it. So why don't people notice when they are robbed of something much more valuable than their wallet--time? Today's workers are drowning: nonstop requests for time, days filled to the brim with meetings, and endless nights spent heroically... |
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Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed
DAN MCGINN - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Harvard Business Review editor Daniel McGinn explains science of how the difference between success and failure at life's big moments can come down to what you do in the last few minutes before you start.The science of effective practice and how to perform at peak levels has long been... |
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Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley
Corey Pein - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover
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A scathing, sardonic exploration of Silicon Valley tech culture, laying bare the greed, hubris, and retrograde politics of an industry that aspires to radically transform society for its own benefitAt the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with... |
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Conscious Capitalism Field Guide: Tools for Transforming Your Organization
Rajendra Sisodia - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback
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You subscribe to the basic idea that business can do more than make money, but you're not sure how to act on that conviction or how to share it with the rest of your organization. The Conscious Capitalism Field Guide--the authoritative follow-up to the bestselling book Conscious Capitalism,... |
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Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
ERIC A WEYL E GLEN POSNER - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Revolutionary ideas on how to use markets to bring about fairness and prosperity for allMany blame today's economic inequality, stagnation, and political instability on the free market. The solution is to rein in the market, right? Radical Markets turns this thinking--and pretty much... |
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The Murdoch Method: Observations on Rupert Murdoch's Management of a Media Empire
IRWIN STELZER - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Following Murdoch's journey from a small-town newspaperman to a globe-dominating media mogul, a clear-eyed examination of Rupert Murdoch's business philosophies and management techniques, from a key advisor of thirty-five years. After having worked closely with the legendary media... |
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The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, Sixth Edition
ANDY CROWE - Velociteach
Format: Paperback
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A study guide for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam, this book provides all the information project managers need to thoroughly prepare for the test. Review materials cover all the processes, inputs, tools, and outputs that will be tested, and extra help is offered... |
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Modernize Your Job Search Letters: Get Noticed Get Hired
Wendy Enelow - Emerald Career Publishing
Format: Print book
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This book addresses how to write the following types of letters that most job seekers will use through their search campaign: Traditional Cover Letters: Letters that job seekers write in response to job advertisements and postings, send directly to hiring managers, or present to human resource... |
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
Richard Stim Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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A plain-English guide to intellectual property law Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights,... |
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Starting Your Career as an Illustrator
Michael Fleishman - Allworth Press
Format: Print book
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From the first steps of starting out up through succeeding as a professional, Fleishman's newest guide navigates how illustration ties concept and technique. From advice on education and finding the right state of mind, through opening shop and finding the right venue, Starting Your... |
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Guide to Fashion Career Planning: Job Search, Resumes and Strategies for Success
V Ann Paulins - Fairchild Books
Format: Print book
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Guide to Fashion Career Planning, Planning: Job Search, Rsums, and Strategies for Success, 2nd Edition, helps both students and individuals interested in entering the fashion industry prepare for successful careers - from self-assessment and goal setting all to landing the first job. This... |
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Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games
WALT WILLIAMS - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning videogame writer behind Spec Ops: The Line comes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how today's blockbuster video games are made.When his satirical musings in a college newspaper got him discharged from the Air Force, it became clear to Walt Williams that... |
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The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management
Stanley Weinstein - John Wiley & Sons
Format: Print book
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The real-world guide to successfully funding your nonprofit program The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management is the comprehensive handbook for successful fundraising, with a practical focus that applies across the nonprofit sector. With a focus on planning, self-assessment, continual... |
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The Orange Balloon Dog: Bubbles, Turmoil and Avarice in the Contemporary Art Market
Don Thompson - Douglas & McIntyre
Format: Paperback
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Within forty-eight hours in the fall of 2014, buyers in the Sotheby's and Christie's New York auction houses spent $1.7 billion on contemporary art. Non-taxed freeport warehouses around the globe are stacked with art held for speculation. One of Jeff Koons' five chromium-plated... |
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Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
RYAN HOLIDAY - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling author and marketing strategist Ryan Holiday reveals to creatives of all stripes - authors, entrepreneurs, musicians, filmmakers, fine artists - how a classic work is made and marketed.In Hollywood, a movie is given a single weekend to succeed before being written off. In Silicon... |
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Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future
Joi Ito - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book
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Today, not only is everything digital getting faster, cheaper, and smaller at an exponential rate, we also have the Internet. When these two revolutions-one in technology and the other in communications-joined, an explosive force was unleaded that changed the very nature of innovation.... |
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Your Limited Liability Company: An Operating Manual
Anthony Mancuso - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Running your LLC, step by step A limited liability company can give your small business both tax benefits and protection from personal liability for business debts. But without careful record keeping, regular meetings, and formal minutes, you could lose these advantages. Your Limited Liability... |
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The Challenge Culture: Why the Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushback
Nigel Travis - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The charismatic, accessible, and down-to-earth CEO of Dunkin' Brands (Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins) shows how positive pushback--the discipline of "questioning everything without trashing anyone"--provides a unique results-oriented way to lead an organization to prosperity.... |
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Your Complete Guide to a Successful and Secure Retirement
Larry Swedroe - Harriman House
Format: Paperback
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This is your one-stop, definitive resource as you prepare for a secure and comfortable retirement. Investment and personal finance experts Larry Swedroe and Kevin Grogan present uniquely comprehensive coverage of every important aspect you need to think about as you approach retirement,... |
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Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story
Alexandra Wolfe - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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In a riveting, hilarious account, reporter Alexandra Wolfe exposes a world that is not flat but bubbling - the men and women of Silicon Valley, whose hubris and ambition are changing the world.Each year, young people from around the world go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company,... |
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Cracking the GMAT with 2 Computer-Adaptive Practice Tests, 2017 Edition
Princeton Review - Princeton Review
Format: Print book
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IF IT'S ON THE TEST, IT'S IN THIS BOOK. Get all the prep you need to ace the GMAT--including 2 full-length Computer Adaptive practice tests for realistic exam preparation, up-to-date content reviews for every test section, and extra practice online.Techniques That Actually... |
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Quicken Willmaker Plus 2017 Book & Software Kit
Betsy Simmons Hannibal - NOLO
Format: Print book
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"Quicken WillMaker Plus 2017" is the easiest ways to create your estate plan, whether it's your first time or you want to update a previous plan. You'll be guided through the process from beginning to end with practical and relevant legal information so that you can make... |
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Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
MALCOLM HARRIS - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A Millennial's groundbreaking investigation into why his generation is economically worse off than their parents, creating a radical and devastating portrait of what it means to be young in America.Millennials have been called lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature, but when you push... |
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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter
DAN ARIELY - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better... |
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The Vanity Fair Diaries
OCTAVIA MANN - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Tina Brown kept delicious daily diaries throughout her eight spectacular years as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair. Today they provide an incendiary portrait of the flash and dash and power brokering of the Excessive Eighties in New York and Hollywood.The Vanity Fair Diaries... |
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How to Form Your Own California Corporation
Anthony Mancuso - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Form a corporation in California with the book that's helped thousands of Californians incorporate! Protect your business and save on attorney's fees by forming a California corporation on your own. How to Form Your Own California Corporation makes incorporating a straightforward... |
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3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Zack O'Malley Greenburg - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-ZBeing successful musicians was simply never enough for the three kings of hip-hop. Diddy, Dr. Dre,... |
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Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job
Jeffrey Bussgang - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Many professionals aspire to work for startups. Executives from large companies view them as models to help them adapt to today's dynamic innovation economy, while freshly minted MBAs see magic in founding something new. Yes, startups look magical, but they can also be chaotic and inaccessible.... |
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Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals
Michael S Hyatt - Baker Books
Format: Hardcover
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We all want to live a life that matters. We all want to reach our full potential. But too often we find ourselves overwhelmed by the day-to-day. Our big goals get pushed to the back burner--and then, more often than not, they get forgotten. New York Times bestselling author Michael... |
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How to Buy a House in California
Ira Serkes - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Strategies that work in California's unique market. Looking for a house in the Golden State? How to Buy a House in California will show you how to get a house you can afford and will enjoy living in for many years. With this bestseller in hand, you'll learn how to: choose a house... |
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Barons of the Sea: And their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship
Steven Ujifusa - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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In the grand tradition of David McCullough and Ron Chernow, the sweeping story of the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades.There was a time, back when the United States was young and the robber barons were just starting to come into... |
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Tax Deductions for Professionals: Pay Less to the IRS
STEPHEN FISHMAN - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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A tax deduction guide just for professionals Keep your taxes under control! Architects, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, doctors, and other licensed professionals are subject to special tax rules. With this book, learn how to pay less to the IRS at tax time by taking advantage of valuable... |
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Creating Great Choices: A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking
Jennifer Riel - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Move Beyond Trade-Off ThinkingWhen it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough What do we do when the choices in front of us don't get us what we need... |
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When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle
Scott Wapner - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The inside story of the clash of two of Wall Street's biggest, richest, toughest, most aggressive players--Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman--and Herbalife, the company caught in the middleWith their billions of dollars and their business savvy, activist investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman have... |
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Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
EMILY CHANG - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Silicon Valley is a modern utopia where anyone can change the world. Unless you're a woman. For women in tech, Silicon Valley is not a fantasyland of unicorns, virtual reality rainbows, and 3D-printed lollipops, where millions of dollars grow on trees. It's a "Brotopia," where... |
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Corporate Records Handbook, The: Meetings, Minutes & Resolutions
Anthony Mancuso - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Keep your corporation valid in the eyes of the IRS and courts. If you've taken the time to turn your business into a corporation, chances are you'd like to see it stay that way. Your business card may say "incorporated," but if the courts and the IRS think differently,... |
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5 Day Weekend: Freedom to Make Your Life and Work Rich with Purpose
Nik Halik - Bard Press
Format: Hardcover
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Weekend. What a wonderful word! We look forward to its pleasures and the freedom to do what we want. All the while knowing that soon we will have to return to the obligations and demands of our workplace. What if there's a way to add three more days to your weekend In 5 Day Weekend... |
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Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court
Jay Wright - Ballantine
Format: Print book
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In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men's basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success. When Kris Jenkins sank... |
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Freedom's Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science
Audra J. Wolfe - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Scientists like to proclaim that science knows no borders. Scientific researchers follow the evidence where it leads, their conclusions free of prejudice or ideology. But is that really the case? In Freedom's Laboratory, Audra J. Wolfe shows how these ideas were tested to their limits... |
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Stock Charts For Dummies
Greg Schnell - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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The easy way to get started in stock charts Many trading and technical analysis books focus on how to use charts to make stock trading decisions, but what about how to actually build a chart? Stock Charts For Dummies reveals the important stories charts tell, and how different... |
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Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
Laura Vanderkam - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Learn to savor life's best moments--no matter how busy you are--through mindset shifts that alter your perception of time.Laura Vanderkam, the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, isn't like other time-management gurus. She's not trying to shave... |
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Leases & Rental Agreements
Marcia Stewart - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Create a solid, binding lease that complies with your state laws If you rent out residential real estate, you need documents that are legally valid where your rental property is located -- and every state's rules are different when it comes to landlord-tenant law. Typical form leases simply... |
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One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams
Chris Fussell - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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From the co-author ofthe New York Times bestseller Team of Teams, a practical guide for leaders looking to make their organizations more interconnected and unified in the midst of sudden change. Too often, companies end up with teams stuck in their own silos, pursuing goals and metrics... |
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Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Donald Miller - HarperCollins Leadership
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller uses the seven universal elements of powerful stories to teach readers how to dramatically improve how they connect with customers and grow their businesses.Donald Miller's StoryBrand process is a proven solution to the struggle business leaders... |
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Cover Letters in a Week: Teach Yourself
Patricia Scudamore - Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Format: Print book
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Sunday: Understand the importance of first impressions and the common mistakes people make Monday: Ensure your application is taken seriously with a cover letter that is concise, complements your CV and is targeted to the job you have applied for Tuesday: Discover how to style and structure... |
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Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements
STEPHEN FISHMAN - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Get your contract in writing Whether you're an independent contractor or a business hiring independent contractors to work for you, it's important to get your deal in writing. A written agreement will help to protect your rights, define expectations, and prove that there's no employer-employee... |
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The Grant Writing and Funding Coach: Target and Acquire the Funds You Need
DEBORAH GRIFFITHS - SELF COUNSEL PR
Format: Print book
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The Grant and Fundraising Helper is a framework for you to present your project in a clear and confident style, establish a rapport with funders and succeed with your proposal. In this book, you'll find short narrative and budget summaries for your review and checklists for staying... |
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My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired
Benjamin Spall - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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"The first few choices you make each morning determine whether you'll be productive and mindful all day, or whether the world will clobber you over the head."Marie Kondo performs a quick tidying ritual to quiet her mind before leaving the house. The president of Pixar and Walt... |
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Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs - Random House
Format: Print book
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A career-spanning selection of previously uncollected writings and talks by the legendary author and activist No one did more to change how we look at cities than Jane Jacobs, the visionary urbanist and economic thinker whose 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities started... |
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Up Is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Career Mobility
Beverly Kaye - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Up Was Never for Everyone! Move up or move out. When those two options appear to be the only ones, dissatisfaction grows and engagement suffers. In decades of studying careers around the globe, Beverly Kaye, Lindy Williams, and Lynn Cowart have found that, in fact, there are more... |
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Home Business Tax Deductions: Keep What You Earn
STEPHEN FISHMAN - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Pay less to the IRS Completely updated for 2017 returns! For any home business, claiming all the tax deductions you are entitled to is essential to your business financial success. Don't miss out on the many valuable deductions you can claim.Here, you'll find out how to deduct:... |
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The ETF Handbook: How to Value and Trade Exchange Traded Funds
David J. Abner - Wiley
Format: Hardcover
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Professional-level guidance on effectively trading ETFs in markets around the world The ETF Handbook is a comprehensive handbook for using Exchange Traded Funds, designed specifically for institutional investors and professional advisors seeking to improve ETF profitability. While ETFs... |
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The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Ben A Minteer - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection... |
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Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular
Derek Thompson - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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Nothing "goes viral." If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today's crowded media environment, you're missing the real story. Each blockbuster has a secret history - of power, influence, dark broadcasters, and passionate... |
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Biennials, Triennials, and Documenta: The Exhibitions that Created Contemporary Art
Charles Green - Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Hardcover
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This innovative new history examines in-depth how the growing popularity of large-scale international survey exhibitions, or 'biennials', has influenced global contemporary art since the 1950s. Provides a comprehensive global history of biennialization from the rise of the European... |
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Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters
Jonathan M Acuff - Lampo Press
Format: Hardcover
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Wall Street Journal best-selling author Jon Acuff reveals the steps to getting unstuck and back onto the path of being awesome. Over the last 100 years, the road to success for most everyone has been divided into predictable stages. But three things have changed the path to success: Boomers... |
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The End of Advertising: Why It Had to Die, and the Creative Resurrection to Come
Andrew Essex - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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A recovering Mad Man throws down the ultimate challenge to his profession: Innovate or die.The ad apocalypse is upon us. Today millions are downloading ad-blocking software, and still more are paying subscription premiums to avoid ads. This $600 billion industry is now careening toward... |
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The Best Team Wins: The New Science of High Performance
ADRIAN GOSTICK - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling authors of The Carrot Principle and All In deliver a breakthrough, groundbreaking guide for building today's most collaborative teams - so any organization can operate at peak performance.A massive shift is taking place in the business world. In today's... |
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The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future
Skip Prichard - Center Street
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered why some people seem to catch all the breaks and win over and over again? What do the super successful know? What is standing between you and your wildest dreams?The Book of Mistakes will take you on an inspiring journey, following an ancient manuscript with powerful... |
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Total Focus: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure
Brandon Webb - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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A former Navy SEAL sniper turned media CEO and New York Times bestselling author teaches business leaders how to make the best decisions under pressure. Over his four deployments as a Navy SEAL sniper, Brandon Webb learned all about performing while experiencing heart-pounding... |
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How to Write a Business Plan
Mike McKeever - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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How to create the business plan you need To borrow money or find investors to start or expand a business, you need a convincing business plan. For over 30 years, this book has helped fledgling businesses write winning plans and get backers to invest. This bestselling, newly updated book... |
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Fishing Lessons: Artisanal Fisheries and the Future of Our Oceans
Kevin McLean Bailey - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Fish bones in the caves of East Timor reveal that humans have systematically fished the seas for at least 42,000 years. But in recent centuries, our ancient, vital relationship with the oceans has changed faster than the tides. As boats and fishing technology have evolved, traditional fishermen... |
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How to Form Your Own California Corporation
Anthony Mancuso Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Incorporate your business in California Protect your personal assets By incorporating your business, you separate your personal and business assets -- and shield your house, investments, and other personal assets from business creditors. There are other advantages as well, including easier... |
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The Evolved Eater: A Quest to Eat Better, Live Better, and Change the World
NICK TARANTO - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In early 2012, Nick Taranto was twenty-seven years old, recently married, and fresh out of the Marine Corps. He moved back to New York City, started working on Wall Street, and put on twenty pounds in under six months. He was pasty, overweight, and depressed - and he knew there had to be a better... |
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Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder
Chip Conley - Currency
Format: Hardcover
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Experience is making a comeback. Learn how to repurpose your wisdom.At age 52, after selling the company he founded and ran as CEO for 24 years, rebel boutique hotelier Chip Conley was looking at an open horizon in midlife. Then he received a call from the young founders of Airbnb, asking... |
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A Guide to Federal Contracting
Dan Lindner - Bernan Press
Format: Paperback
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A Guide to Federal Contracting provides a succinct yet thorough treatment of federal contracting requirements and regulations. It aims to demystify the volumes of regulations and policies of the federal government. |
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The Tyranny of Metrics
Jerry Z Muller - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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How the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens our schools, medical care, businesses, and governmentToday, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards based... |
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Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times Bestseller "Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving." - The New York Times Ray Dalio, one of the world's most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he's developed, refined,... |
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The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2019: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
GEN TANABE - SuperCollege
Format: Paperback
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Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 300 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains... |
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The Emigrant Edge: How to Make It Big in America
Brian Buffini - Howard Books
Format: Hardcover
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Brian Buffini, an Irish immigrant who went from rags to riches, shares his strategies for anyone who wants to achieve the American dream.Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Brian Buffini immigrated to San Diego, California at the age of nineteen with only ninety-two dollars in his pocket.... |
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Dictionary of Real Estate Terms
JACK P PH D FRIEDMAN - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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Need to know real estate jargon? This quick-reference guide can help.Home buyers and sellers, as well as real estate professionals, investors, and attorneys can rely on this quick-reference source. More than 3,000 terms and definitions cover topics that include appraisal, architectural... |
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Latch: A Handbook for Breastfeeding with Confidence at Every Stage
Robin Kaplan - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback
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Latch is a judgment-free guide to breastfeeding that will teach you exactly what you need to know to meet your own personal breastfeeding goals.Early motherhood is a time of great joy. It can also be filled with new stressors -- chief among them: breastfeeding. In Latch: A Handbook for Breastfeeding... |
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Crisis Leadership: How to lead in times of crisis, threat and uncertainty
TIM JOHNSON - Bloomsbury Business
Format: Hardcover
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Anyone in a leadership position today knows that we live in uncertain times, and disaster can strike any business, at any time, usually without warning. From the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the oil disaster of Deepwater Horizon, to Malaysia Airlines' loss of two planes, corporations... |
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Know Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth
Mika Brzezinski - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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Mika Brzezinski's bestselling motivational guide--"a rallying cry for women to get the money they deserve." (TheAtlantic.com) --now updated and expanded.Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? What are the real reasons men get raises more often than women? How can women... |
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The Strategic Storyteller: Content Marketing in the Age of the Educated Consumer
Alexander Jutkowicz - Wiley
Format: Hardcover
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A content marketing framework grounded in real-world research The Strategic Storyteller: Content Marketing in the Age of the Educated Consumer provides an insightful guide to content marketing for today's audiences. Using research from over twenty years of experience across political... |
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The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World
Nilofer Merchant - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"For any would-be activists who hear the voice: 'not me' or 'not now,' Merchant makes the strong case for 'yes you' and 'yes now' - and even shows you how to jump in." - Van Jones, host of CNN's The Messy Truth, author of Rebuild the Dream and The Green Collar... |
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Mortgages 101: Quick Answers to Over 250 Critical Questions About Your Home Loan
David Reed - AMACOM
Format: Paperback
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Everything you need to know before you borrow... Unless you're sitting on a pile of cash, chances are you'll need to take out a mortgage when you're ready to buy a home. But how do you know how much house you can afford? What should you look for in a loan? What kind of paperwork... |
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Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart
Shane Snow - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow reveals the counterintuitive reasons why so many partnerships and groups break down--and why some break through.The best teams are more than the sum of their parts, but why does collaboration so often fail to fulfill this promise? In Dream... |
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Power Your Happy: Work Hard, Play Nice & Build Your Dream Life
Lisa Sugar - Dutton
Format: Print book
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Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home.... |
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How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life
Janice Kaplan - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan examines the phenomenon of luck--and discovers the exciting ways you can grab opportunities and make luck for yourself every day. After spending a year researching and experiencing gratitude for The Gratitude Diaries, Janice... |
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Finance Your Business: Secure Funding to Start, Run, and Grow Your Business
Entrepreneur Media. - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Paperback
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FUND YOUR DREAM BUSINESSEvery business needs money. Whether you're just starting out or are ready to expand, hunting for cash isn't easy and you'll need a game plan to be successful.The experts of Entrepreneur can help improve your odds of success by exploring the available options to guiding... |
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The Ex-Offender's Job Interview Guide: Turn Your Red Flags Into Green Lights
Ronald Louis Krannich - Impact Publications
Format: Paperback
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Successful re-entry into the free world requires strong job interview skills. Indeed, while ex-offenders face numerous barriers to employment, the key to getting a job is how well they handle different phases of the job interview, from landing the interview and answering questions to negotiating... |
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The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies
Ben Fritz - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The stunning metamorphosis of twenty-first-century Hollywood and what lies ahead for the art and commerce of film In the past decade, Hollywood has endured a cataclysm on a par with the end of silent film and the demise of the studio system. Stars and directors have seen their power dwindle,... |
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Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America
David Clary - Rutgers University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Generations ago, gambling in America was an illicit activity, dominated by gangsters like Benny Binion and Bugsy Siegel. Today, forty-eight out of fifty states permit some form of legal gambling, and America's governors sit at the head of the gaming table. But have states become addicted... |
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The Crowdsourceress: Get Smart, Get Funded, and Kickstart Your Next Big Idea
Alex Daly - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book
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"Neil Young's Pono campaign was the third most successful hardware campaign of all time, and Alex deserves much of the credit, second only to Neil, of course. The Crowdsourceress will give you everything you need to make your campaign a success. " -Phil Baker, COO, Pono"Owning... |
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Accountant-Auditor
National Learning Corporation. Civil Service Division. - National Learning Corporation
Format: Plastic Comb
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The Accountant-Auditor Passbook prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but not limited to: general accounting;... |
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Reinvent Yourself
JAMES ALTUCHER - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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I've reinvented my career, my interests, my life, many times over the past twenty years. This is the book I wish I had at the beginning of that long and often volatile journey. I found when I outsourced my self-esteem to only one outcome, disaster resulted. Reinvention was the key to ensuring... |
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Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want
Rachel Cruze - Ramsey Press
Format: Hardcover
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In Love Your Life, Not Theirs, Rachel Cruze shines a spotlight on the most damaging money habit we have: comparing ourselves to others. Then she unpacks seven essential money habits for living the life we really want--a life in line with our values, where we can afford the things... |
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Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
Violet Woodhouse - NOLO
Format: Print book
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All the information you need to split assets, easily and fairly. Especially in uncertain economic times, divorce isn't simple. Turn to Divorce & Money, the acclaimed guide to evaluating and dividing assets during divorce, to avoid making financial mistakes that could affect you for the rest... |
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
Project Management Institute - Project Management Institute
Format: Paperback
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The PMBOK Guide-Sixth Edition - PMI's flagship publication has been updated to reflect the latest good practices in project management. New to the Sixth Edition, each knowledge area will contain a section entitled Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive Environments, describing... |
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Twitter In 30 Minutes
Ian Lamont - i30 Media Corporation
Format: Print book
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Updated and revised third edition of the top-selling Twitter book! Are you interested in using Twitter, but don't know where to start? Are you mystified by hashtags, retweets, and other strange conventions? The revised and expanded third edition of Twitter In 30 Minutes is here to help!... |
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
Peter F. Drucker - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook
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A commemorative edition of Peter F. Druckers timeless classic work on leadership and management, with a foreword by Jim Collins. What makes an effective executive? For decades Peter F. Drucker was widely regarded as "the dean of this countrys business and management philosophers"... |
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Browse: The World in Bookshops
Henry Hitchings - Pushkin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the greatest kind of shop in the world, by an award-winning cast of writers including Ali Smith, Michael Dirda, Elif Shafak and Daniel Kehlmann. A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magic. In Browse,... |
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Start Your Own Import/Export Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
Richard Mintzer - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Print book
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Importing and exporting are trillion-dollar industries - but that doesn't mean they're just for big business. In fact, small businesses make up about 96 percent of this field. Get your share of an ever-expanding economy with the essential advice in this top-selling guide.As a successful... |
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Storynomics: Story-Driven Marketing in the Post-Advertising World
ROBERT MCKEE - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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Based on the hottest, most in-demand seminar offered by the legendary story master Robert McKee -- STORYNOMICS translates the lessons of storytelling in business into economic and leadership success. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} p.p2 {margin:... |
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Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel
SAM ZELL - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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The traits that make Sam Zell one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs also make him one of the most surprising, enigmatic, and entertaining mavericks in American business. Self-made billionaire Sam Zell consistently sees what others don't. From finding a market for overpriced... |
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Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
FRED S STEINGOLD - NOLO
Format: Print book
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The all-in-one business law book! When you run a small business, legal questions crop up almost on a daily basis. Ignoring them can threaten your enterprise -- but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can devastate the bottom line. Fortunately, you have a better alternative. Legal... |
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Champions Way: Football, Florida, and the Lost Soul of College Sports
Mike McIntire - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: 1st Edition
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A searing exposé of how the multibillion dollar college sports empire fails universities, students, and athletes.With little public debate or introspection, our institutions of higher learning have become hostages to the rapacious, smash-mouth entertainment conglomerate known, quaintly,... |
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Complete Guide to Selling a Business, The
FRED S STEINGOLD - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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The most comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to selling a business available! Out there somewhere is a buyer looking to buy a business like yours -- so if you're ready to sell, make sure that you protect your interests and maximize your profit with The Complete Guide to Selling a Business.... |
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Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office
David Pressman - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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For 30 years, Patent It Yourself has guided hundreds of thousands of inventors through the process of getting a patent, from start to finish. Patent attorneys David Pressman and Thomas J. Tuytschaevers provide the latest information, forms, and clear instructions to help you: conduct... |
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Real Estate License Exams For Dummies with Online Practice Tests
John A Yoegel - For Dummies; 3rd edition
Format: 3rd Edition
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Your ticket to passing the real estate license exam In order to become a licensed real estate agent, you must pass your states real estate licensing exam-and with this hands-on guide, youll get everything you need to succeed. Inside, youll find the latest and most up-to-date information... |
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Copyright's Excess: Money and Music in the US Recording Industry
Glynn Lunney - Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
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For more than two hundred years, copyright in the United States has rested on a simple premise: more copyright will lead to more money for copyright owners, and more money will lead to more original works of authorship. In this important, illuminating book, Glynn Lunney tests that premise... |
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